My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points

Chapter 936: Chapter 371: The Practical Benefits of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Advantages of a Close-Knit Society

“So many people!”

Su Qianqian, being a public figure, had her usual attire for occasions like this: big sunglasses, a sun hat, and baggy clothes that could hide her perfect figure.

“It’s good to have a lot of people! It shows that Elder Chen, recommended by Director Jian and Director Jiang, is trustworthy.”

Zhou Can had his own perspective.

There were indeed many people seeking consultation. It was just after seven in the morning, and the queue was at least over fifty people long.

If Zhou Can hadn’t witnessed this scene himself, he wouldn’t have believed that a Chinese medicine practitioner could attract such a crowd just by seeing patients at home.

Compared to Elder Chen, how do the experts at Tuya fare?

Even with the backing of a big platform like Tuya, their popularity might not rival that of Elder Chen.

“Qianqian, it looks like we’ll have to queue for several hours. You can rest in the car, and I’ll wait here.”

Zhou Can felt sorry for his girlfriend and didn’t want her to wait in line for a long time.

However, Su Qianqian disagreed.

She held onto his arm and wasn’t afraid of the curious stares from others.

“I want to cherish every moment with you. Besides, my body isn’t that fragile!”

Since she insisted, Zhou Can could only let her be.

More patients continued to arrive for consultation.

Zhou Can was secretly thankful that they came relatively early; otherwise, they might not have gotten a consultation even by the afternoon.

At around 7:40, the door opened.

An elderly man with a strong physique brought out a table and placed it outside the door, and a young boy of about ten, presumably his grandson, brought out two chairs. One was for the elderly man to sit, and the other was for the seekers of consultation to sit across the table.

The elderly man looked no different from an ordinary neighborly elder, with a slender frame and ordinary clothes.

A pen, a stethoscope, a black pulse pillow, and a prescription book were his entire medical equipment.

This setup could not even be described as simple; it was downright frugal to the extreme.

“Everyone, the usual rule applies today. I’ll try to diagnose fifty people in the morning and fifty in the afternoon, charging six yuan per consultation. I can issue a hundred consultation numbers, and if you don’t get one, I’m sorry, please come again next time, or visit a hospital for treatment.”

The elderly man’s voice was loud and full of energy.

As practitioners of Chinese medicine, they are all masters of body conditioning.

They understand the importance of regular appropriate exercise, drinking health-preserving tea, and using dietary supplements to keep the body at a high level of health.

After the elderly man finished speaking, he sat down and began the consultations.

The young boy started distributing number tags to the patients in line.

These were special wooden tags, three inches long and two inches wide. The front had numbers engraved, and the back featured the character “Chen”.

Soon, they reached Su Qianqian.

“Sister, are you the one seeking treatment?”

“Yes!”

Su Qianqian nodded.

The young boy looked at her for a couple of seconds and handed her a consultation number tag.

“Little friend, with your grandpa’s amazing medical skills, you must have learned quite a bit too?” Zhou Can proactively asked the young boy.

“I’ve just learned some basic Chinese medicine knowledge. Is there anything you need, uncle?”

The young boy examined Zhou Can.

“Can you tell what this sister’s illness is?” Zhou Can asked the young boy.

“I… may not be accurate, please forgive me if I’m mistaken.” The boy looked at Su Qianqian’s hand. “It seems like this sister’s kidneys are not in great shape.”

The little guy was indeed impressive, managing to make a fairly accurate guess without even taking her pulse, just by glancing a couple of times.

“A great teacher produces outstanding students; you are indeed remarkable, little friend! Did you use the Observation Technique of Chinese medicine just now?”

Zhou Can gave him a thumbs-up.

He knew little about Chinese medicine.

He naturally assumed the boy used the Observation Technique. Although from what he understood, observation mainly involves examining the patient’s complexion and tongue coating, the boy clearly only looked at Su Qianqian’s hand before making a diagnosis.

“I used Nail Inspection Skill! It’s a branch of the Observation Technique!” The young boy said proudly.

“I really learned something new today, thank you!”

Zhou Can had an in-depth understanding of the Western medical system, like how General Surgery branches into sub-departments like Gastrointestinal Surgery, Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery, Liver Surgery, and so on. However, he hadn’t expected that the subdivisions in Chinese medicine were not departments but were instead based on medical skills.

Under Observation Technique, there were further subdivisions like Nail Inspection, Facial Inspection, Tongue Coating, and so on.

He chose not to disturb the young boy further, as there were many others waiting for their number tags. But he felt like he had discovered a new world of medicine about Chinese medicine.

A discipline that was clearly within the country but had never been paid much attention to by him.

Chinese medicine seemed much more impressive than he had imagined.

He also discovered a very interesting phenomenon. The field divisions in Western medicine are done directly by organs or circulatory systems, such as Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Internal Medicine, Neurology Department, etc.

Even the specialized medical fields are mainly focused on researching a part of an organ or a circulatory system.

In contrast, the divisions in Chinese medicine seem to be directly based on medical skills.

Nail Inspection, Facial Inspection, Tongue Coating, Physique, etc., all have Observation Technique as their origin.

The most profound pulse diagnosis in Chinese medicine need not even be mentioned. The pulse conditions are divided into many types.

Each subdivision in Chinese medicine, at its core, is a medical skill rather than narrowly focusing on a single organ. For instance, observing the tongue coating, a small tongue corresponds to the five viscera and six bowels, the entire body system.